Wanamaker
Americannoun
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At Aronimink Golf Club outside of Philadelphia, Rai surged ahead of a crowded leaderboard in the final round to take home the Wanamaker Trophy at 9-under par.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
"I definitely wasn't trying to hole that putt," Rai smiled as he clutched the Wanamaker Trophy.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Both women owned their own planes and Pickford, Wanamaker says, brought a “dragon” plane to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, posing in front of it as a publicity stunt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
The closest thing to Black Friday was the January White Sales, invented by the Philadelphia retailer John Wanamaker in 1878.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
The immense bronze and glass doors of Wanamaker Institute were closed, and so barred to the two men.
From The Day Time Stopped Moving by Buckner, Bradner
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